Europe

Trading volumes in the freight derivatives markets for both tankers and dry cargo vessels saw an increase in 2020, according to data by the Baltic Exchange.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen will reactivate up to nine of its 16 ships currently in cold layup during the first quarter, replacing capacity presently sourced through short term charters.

Singapore has announced the prohibition of crew change for crew with recent travel history to the UK and South Africa, amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

The Netherlands’ port of Rotterdam has made a moderate increase in port tariffs of 1% for 2021 applying to both sea-going shipping and inland shipping.

While 2020 was a year of great challenges and changes for the shipping industry, one thing remained unchanged - Greek shipowners were the leading players in the secondhand ship market.

Ship agency group GAC has added a new office in Hamburg increasing its European coverage.

Six months after expressing grave concerns about the worsening piracy crisis in the Gulf of Guinea, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) has again expressed “regret and frustration” over the “ineffectiveness of the international community to address...

A look back over the half-century history of Seatrade and this its flagship magazine, first launched by company founder Themis Vokos 50 years ago.

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Hapag-Lloyd has placed a $1bn order for six, LNG dual-fuel, 23,500 teu containerships at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).